Open Position: HTML and Web Applications Specialist

LEAD THE DEVELOPMENT OF WEB TECHNOLOGY

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is
looking for a new staff member to assist with W3C's work as team contact for two
W3C Working Groups: HTML and
WebAPI.
This is an opportunity for a unique individual to be part of the team
responsible for the design of next generation World Wide Web Technologies and
to lead a variety of industry and user groups toward the development of
technologies that enhance the functionality of the Web.
The role of a W3C team contact is described in the W3C process.

You will be associated with the Japanese W3C host Keio University, in Shonan Fujisawa, Japan, but you may
choose to work remotely. You will have to travel often, to Working Group
meetings or conferences in
various international locations,
as well as to the other W3C hosts, located at MIT in
Boston, USA and at ERCIM in Sophia Antipolis, in the South of France.

Responsibilities

Architectural & technical leadership: be able
to actively participate in technical discussions (in English) and provide
guidance to Working Groups in the design and evolution of the
Web infrastructure.

Working Group support: help Working Groups to publish
specifications and test suites, (this may include developing
client-side and server-side scripts and XSLT stylesheets );
to follow the
W3C Process,
and to coordinate with other groups within or external to W3C

Consensus building: work with W3C Members,
implementors of the relevant W3C specifications, content creators and the Public so that
Working Groups produce technically sound, widely adopted and timely standards for the Web.

Evangelism: Build support among user and vendor
communities for Web technologies by illustrating the benefits to those
communities.

Requirements

As the recognized leader for the technical development of the World Wide
Web, we are seeking an individual with both Web technology and project
management experience, a good understanding of the Web industry, eagerness to
evolve the Web towards better HTML with richer Web APIs,
and enthusiasm for the mission
and spirit of W3C.

You are familiar with up-to-date Web technology, in particular with
respect to the HTML language design, Web Application development,
and current practices for Web design

Experience with Web application development, in HTML and XHTML plus
ECMAScript or Java

Experience with CSS is a plus.

Familiarity with the XML ecosystem is a plus

You have a good sense of the Web industry, its market, practices and
product development cycle

You have good written and spoken competency in
in English, the working language of the W3C
and knowledge and practical experience of other
languages and cultures

You have good communication skills, both written and oral

You are free to travel internationally on a monthly basis

Candidates living in Japan or able to relocate to work at the host institution, and/or fluent in Japanese or other Asian languages are particularly welcome.

Screening of applications will begin immediately and will continue until
the position is filled. To apply, please send a motivation letter and your
resume or CV in electronic form to keio-application@w3.org